• Public Participation (20 USC § 1412 (a)(19)) • Rule of Construction (20 USC § 1412 (a)(20)) (Federal requirement for State Education Agency only) • State Advisory Panel (20 USC § 1412 (a)(21)) (Federal requirement for State Education Agency only) • Suspension/Expulsion (20 USC § 1412 (a)(22)) • Access to Instructional Materials (20 USC § 1412 (a)(23)) • Overidentification and Disproportionality (20 USC § 1412 (a)(24)) • Prohibition on Mandatory Medicine (20 USC § 1412 (a)(25)) • Distribution of Funds (20 USC § 1411(e),(f)(1-3) (Federal requirement for State Education Agency only) • Data (20 USC § 1418 a-d) • Reading Literacy (State Board requirement, 2/99) • Charter Schools (EC § 56207.5 (a-c)) Legal References: EDUCATION CODE § 56205(a) 5 CCR Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 3001(b) FEDERAL REFERENCES 20 USC Section 1412(a), 20 USC Section 1413(a)(1) 34 CFR 300.100, 300.101 – 300.163, 300.201, 300.165 – 300.174 Several critical areas within the assurance statement will be specifically addressed, and additional information is provided below. Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) Both state and federal law provides that students with disabilities are entitled to a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) that includes special education and related services to meet their unique needs in the least restrictive environment (LRE). Each LEA Charter School member must ensure that all children served under their jurisdiction who have disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disability, and who are in need of special education and related services, are identified, located and evaluated and served. LEA members of the Desert/Mountain SELPA may be diverse geographically. Given this fact, the Desert/Mountain SELPA will provide funding per the Allocation Plan to LEA Charter Schools so that they may appropriately provide for all students with special education needs attending their schools. This obligation can be met in several ways, which may include:
Chapter 23 – Guidelines for the Provision of Special Education Services in Charter Schools,
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